“It will sort of drive us to rethink our approach to high fat salt sugar products”- a qualitative analysis of businesses’ reactions to the landmark Food (Promotion and Placement) Regulations in England
These mandated regulations hold potential to shift food retailers' priorities from solely profit maximisation, to also supporting public health. However further government action is needed to ensure effective compliance for all business types and sizes. A consistent, long-term policy approach aligned with other food policies and informed by industry expertise to optimise implementation could better support obesity reduction.
Authors
- Janis Baird (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4039-4361)
- Emma Roe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4674-2133)
- Sarah Muir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7444-7321)
- Preeti Dhuria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2803-4424)
- Christina Vogel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3897-3786)
- Sarah Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2206-6858)
- Wendy Lawrence (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1264-0438)
Institutions
- Northampton Community College (US)
- City, University of London (GB)
- Southampton General Hospital (GB)
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- Medical Research Council (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04384-5
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.53
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre
- Public Health Research Programme